Thursday, 15 June 2017

Two whole compact disc's of vintage live performances by everyone's favourite Bristolian Punk Funk Dub combo, including several unreleased tunes, and a Capitol Radio session track from 1979; which was also included on "Cabinet Of Curiosities" and listed as being 'Live in Bristol 1978'????The quality of the recordings are varied, as are the sources.Most are audience bootleg recordings, with only the Helsinki and Milan gigs being obviously soundboard feeds. Alas, its all very listenable, and captures the live energy and anger of this innovative,once legendary, and ironically named pop group.Tracklist:

"Beat The Blues" Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, June 16 19801.10 Shake The Foundations 3:261.11 Forces Of Oppression 2:241.12 Feed The Hungry 4:081.13 Thief Of Fire 3:501.14 There Are No Spectators 5:081.15 God Problems Communism 2:471.16 For How Much Longer 4:261.17 Justice 3:441.18 We Are All Prostitutes 4:401.19 Shake The Foundations 3:40

CD2:

Koln, West Germany, February 5 19802.1 Shake The Foundations 1:472.2 Forces Of Oppression 3:212.3 Thief Of Fire 3:272.4 Feed The Hungry 3:392.5 There Are No Spectators 3:572.6 Crime Of The Evening 2:512.7 For How Much Longer 4:102.8 Where There's A Will 4:472.9 Justice 3:212.10 We Are All Prostitutes 6:462.11 Shake The Foundations 3:02

Cival Disobedience is good:

“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders…and millions have been killed because of this obedience…Our problem is that people are obedient allover the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves… (and) the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.”